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Texas College Pipeline

Deep dive: where Texas's 429,239 high school graduates go to college (2020)

429,239 first-time freshmen from Texas

86% stay in-state (370,481 students). 79% attend 4-year institutions, 19% attend 2-year colleges. Average graduation rate at Texas colleges: 43%.

429,239
Total Freshmen
86%
Stay In-State
79%
4-Year Rate
2,102
Destination Colleges
43%
Avg Grad Rate
$40,409
Avg Median Earnings

Enrollment by Sector

Enrollment Trends

Top Destination Colleges for Texas Students

Where Texas's high school graduates enroll as first-time freshmen

# College System Sector Freshmen Share Grad Rate Median Earnings
1 Texas A & M University-College Station in-state Public 4yr 20,982 4.9% 84% $72,097
2 Lone Star College System in-state Public 4yr 16,076 3.7% 18% $42,466
3 The University of Texas at Austin in-state Public 4yr 15,180 3.5% 88% $75,121
4 Dallas College in-state Public 4yr 14,762 3.4% 36% $41,714
5 Texas State University in-state Public 4yr 11,096 2.6% 56% $56,906
6 The University of Texas at San Antonio in-state Public 4yr 10,192 2.4% 51% $57,131
7 University of Houston in-state Public 4yr 10,008 2.3% 65% $62,377
8 University of North Texas in-state Public 4yr 9,352 2.2% 60% $57,010
9 The University of Texas Rio Grande Valle in-state Public 4yr 9,301 2.2% 49% $49,620
10 Collin County Community College District in-state Public 4yr 9,235 2.2% 22% $48,701
11 San Jacinto Community College in-state Public 4yr 8,996 2.1% 34% $43,062
12 Houston Community College in-state Public 4yr 8,596 2.0% 17% $39,254
13 Tarrant County College District in-state Public 2yr 8,252 1.9% — $42,727
14 Austin Community College District in-state Public 4yr 8,210 1.9% 18% $43,177
15 The University of Texas at Arlington in-state Public 4yr 7,187 1.7% 57% $63,199
16 The University of Texas at Dallas in-state Public 4yr 6,454 1.5% 71% $68,227
17 The University of Texas at El Paso in-state Public 4yr 6,144 1.4% 46% $50,923
18 Texas Tech University in-state Public 4yr 6,014 1.4% 67% $62,454
19 South Texas College in-state Public 4yr 5,720 1.3% 28% $36,788
20 Sam Houston State University in-state Public 4yr 5,616 1.3% 55% $54,211
21 Tyler Junior College in-state Public 4yr 5,129 1.2% 27% $38,140
22 San Antonio College in-state Public 4yr 5,090 1.2% 22% $39,711
23 Northwest Vista College in-state Public 2yr 5,081 1.2% — $42,490
24 El Paso Community College in-state Public 2yr 5,067 1.2% — $35,212
25 Baylor University in-state Private NP 4yr 4,501 1.0% 80% $65,793
26 Tarleton State University in-state Public 4yr 4,406 1.0% 51% $53,040
27 Blinn College District in-state Public 2yr 4,393 1.0% — $46,318
28 Palo Alto College in-state Public 2yr 3,648 0.8% — $37,448
29 Stephen F Austin State University in-state Public 4yr 3,415 0.8% 52% $49,634
30 Prairie View A & M University in-state Public 4yr 3,243 0.8% 43% $45,411
31 Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi in-state Public 4yr 3,049 0.7% 34% $51,865
32 University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Oklahoma Public 4yr 2,788 0.6% 75% $63,126
33 University of Houston-Downtown in-state Public 4yr 2,703 0.6% 34% $53,551
34 University of Arkansas Arkansas Public 4yr 2,680 0.6% 70% $58,191
35 Lamar University in-state Public 4yr 2,651 0.6% 37% $49,652
36 Wharton County Junior College in-state Public 2yr 2,548 0.6% — $44,960
37 Texas A & M International University in-state Public 4yr 2,463 0.6% 49% $48,386
38 Angelo State University in-state Public 4yr 2,396 0.6% 41% $50,116
39 Laredo College in-state Public 4yr 2,206 0.5% 31% $33,934
40 Texas Woman's University in-state Public 4yr 2,190 0.5% 44% $56,544
41 West Texas A & M University in-state Public 4yr 2,176 0.5% 47% $50,741
42 St Philip's College in-state Public 2yr 2,106 0.5% — $38,224
43 Amarillo College in-state Public 2yr 2,101 0.5% — $41,302
44 South Plains College in-state Public 2yr 2,097 0.5% — $41,276
45 Northeast Lakeview College in-state Public 2yr 2,095 0.5% — —
46 Texas A & M University-Kingsville in-state Public 4yr 2,052 0.5% 46% $51,450
47 Cisco College in-state Public 2yr 2,044 0.5% — $39,092
48 The University of Texas at Tyler in-state Public 4yr 2,043 0.5% 47% $57,053
49 Texas Christian University in-state Private NP 4yr 1,972 0.5% 86% $68,424
50 Oklahoma State University-Main Campus Oklahoma Public 4yr 1,930 0.4% 66% $57,413

Texas High Schools

2023 CCD data

2,301
High Schools
1,800,249
Total HS Enrollment

Largest High Schools

TEXAS VIRTUAL ACADEMY AT HALLSVILLE 16,358
TEXAS CONNECTIONS ACADEMY AT HOUSTON 8,332
ALLEN H S 5,273
CONROE H S 5,178
DUNCANVILLE H S 4,607
NORTH SHORE SENIOR HIGH 4,534
THE WOODLANDS H S 4,498
LEWISVILLE H S 4,162
PERMIAN H S 4,126
ELSIK H S 4,119

Top Districts by HS Enrollment

District Schools Enrollment
HOUSTON ISD 50 59,174
DALLAS ISD 41 41,182
CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD 14 38,490
NORTHSIDE ISD 19 33,011
KATY ISD 12 30,114
FORT BEND ISD 13 25,988
FORT WORTH ISD 31 23,760
FRISCO ISD 13 22,356
CONROE ISD 9 22,266
IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS 32 22,224
AUSTIN ISD 21 21,704
NORTH EAST ISD 12 19,442
KLEIN ISD 9 18,010
HALLSVILLE ISD 3 17,820
ALDINE ISD 13 17,793